
English word crusade comes from Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) croisade (Crusade (holy war against infidels).), Spanish cruzada (Crusade.)
croisade (Middle French)
Crusade (holy war against infidels).
cruzada (Spanish)
Crusade.
crusade (English)
To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause. (archaic) A Portuguese coin; a crusado.. (figuratively) A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.. (politics, Protestantism, dated) A mass gathering in a political campaign or during a religious revival effort.. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th to 13th [...]